In episode one of Palomitas, Dr Matthew Hilborn (Government of Ireland Research Fellow in Spanish Studies, UCD) and Dr Mary Farrelly (Assistant Professor of Spanish Studies, UCD) discuss La llamada (2017), the film version of the hit Spanish musical, written and directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo.

Scholarship cited in the episode:

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Farrelly, M. (2021). Seen and Unseen: Women, Spirituality and the Gaze on the Spanish Stage and Screen.

García López, M. (2024). Millennial Screen Cultures in Spain: Queering the Mainstream. Bulletin of Spanish Visual Studies

Wheeler, D. (2018). The Musical in Spain. Hispanic Research Journal

Louis, A., Loxham, A. (2024). Mediating Contemporary Transfeminisms and Femininities in Veneno and Ellas. In: Femininity and Feminism in Spanish TV Dramas

Sánchez Olmos, C. (2023). Exploring transmedia storytelling through original songs in award-winning Spanish films.